My before-bed reading last night about Apple’s special announcement today must have been too intense. It was all I dreamed about, and it felt as if I didn’t even sleep, but rather was experiencing the “event” in real time. As I woke up and got into the shower, I was feverishly trying to go over all of the details in my head, as to not forget them.
By the time I got shampoo into my hair, the reality hit that “wait a minute!, you just had a dream… the Apple event is today, not last night!”
It wasn’t until I had washed the shampoo out that I finally believed it. “But it was all so real… Steve… the tablet… the software… the books… the magazines…”
Yeah, just a little too obsessed might be the operative word. In order to really know if I was channeled by Uncle Steve or simply wildly dreaming, let me provide the details:
- the name was never revealed,
- it was beautiful,
- the “product” was really just new software – it would seemingly run on Macs, iPhones, and a new slab;
- there was a lot of gray UI “chrome,” gunmetal and holes (like the Dashboard Dock in Mac OS X).
And yes, there were many “beautifuls,” and “bams!”, and “just swipe here, and…” from Steve.
If you haven’t seen the video about Apple’s slate and education, check it out, circa 1995.